RE: rigging
Eric Johnson (etj@nwlink.com)
Mon, 7 Jun 1999 07:07:37 -0700
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> In a message dated 6/8/99 3:49:34 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> Buflobrain@aol.com writes:
>
> << This is probably an impossible question, but is
> there any rule of thumb on these shroud adjustments? P15. >>
>
> You should have them as tight as you can, and then one more
> notch! If it is
> not difficult to attach the forestay when you are rigging, it is
> not tight
> enough. Be careful when adjusting the adjusters that they pull
> equally, in
> other words, that the mast is centered left and right and that
> the mast rake
> is correct for a very slightly weather helm, meaning that if you
> let go of
> the tiller under sail, the boat rounds up into the wind, but not
> so much so
> as you have to hold the tiller too hard under sail. If there is too much
> weather helm, you will be slowing your boat down and putting a
> lot of strain
> on the rudder, which would probably break eventually. It may
> take a little
> experimenting. You should be able to get a good "twang" when you
> pluck the
> stays. Note that even when you have your stays tight, when you
> are sailing
> in a stiff wind, you will notice a little slack in the lee sidestay
> (shroud)).
Whoa wait a sec - a word of caution here. On my P19 I tried going "one more
hole" on the side stay adjusters, and when i stepped the mast, they were so
tight they put a bunch of cracks in the toerail near the side chainplates.
A tight rig >IS< desireable, but i wholeheartedly suggest getting there by
installing turnbuckles. I eventually did that and I'm happy with the
modification.